W. D. Chadwick

William Dean Chadwick (December 20, 1883 – June 5, 1934)[2][3] was an American college football, college baseball, and college basketball coach, and athletics administrator. Chadwick served as head football coach at Albion College, and the head football, basketball, baseball coach and athletic director at Mississippi A&M College (now known as Mississippi State University).

W. D. Chadwick
Chadwick pictured in Reveille 1917, Mississippi State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1883-12-20)December 20, 1883
Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 1934(1934-06-05) (aged 50)
near Raymond, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma materMarietta College[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905Maryville (TN)
1906–1907Albion
1909–1913Mississippi A&M
Basketball
1910–1911Mississippi A&M
Baseball
c. 1907Albion
1910–1918Mississippi A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1906–1909Albion
1909–1930Mississippi A&M
Head coaching record
Overall38–25–3 (football)
2–4 (basketball)
120–72–9 (baseball, Mississippi A&M only)
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Baseball
2 SIAA (1911, 1918)

Maryville

During the 1905–06 academic year, he was credited with being the physical director and football coach at Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee.[4]

Albion College and Albion State Normal School

Chadwick was hired to coach baseball, football, and track at Albion College in 1906 season.[5] He remained the football coach in 1907.[6] Chadwick was also and assistant professor of English and athletic director at Albion for three years until leaving in 1909 for Albion State Normal School in Albion, Idaho, where he was appointed as athletic director and head of the English department.[7]

Mississippi A&M

Football

After leaving Albion, Chadwick served as the head football coach at Mississippi A&M from 1909 until 1913 compiling an overall record of 29–12–2.[8] His most notable accomplishment during that time was leading the Aggies to their first ever bowl appearance and win in the 1912 Bacardi Bowl.[9] Chadwick did not actually coach the game, but instead opted to stay home and attend the funeral of A&M end Levi Gaston Bass who had died from meningitis that he developed as a result of an injury he suffered during a game against Birmingham College. Chadwick put assistant coach and future A&M and Indiana head coach Earl C. Hayes in charge of the squad for the trip to Cuba.[10] The Aggies defeated Club Atletico de Cuba by a score of 12–0.[11] Along with being the first postseason game for A&M it was also the last college football game to be played in which touchdowns were worth five points (they were increased to six before the following season) making the Aggies the last college football team to score a five-point TD.[12]

Baseball

His longest stint as a head coach with one program came when he coached the Mississippi A&M baseball team from 1910 to 1918. During his nine seasons as Aggie skipper, he compiled an overall record of 120–72–9 and led the Aggies to Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships in 1911 and 1918.[13]

Basketball

Chadwick was the second basketball coach in A&M history. He served one season in that capacity leading the Aggies to a 2–4 record during the 1910–11 season. Following that season he turned the reins over to Earl C. Hayes but continued to coach football and baseball.[14]

Athletic director

In addition to coaching three different programs at A&M, Chadwick also served as athletic director from 1909 to 1930. During his time as AD he worked on improving athletic facilities such as building baseball and football fields, tennis courts, and constructing the school’s first gymnasium. Chadwick also taught physical education.[10] He was relieved of his duties as athletic director during the so-called "Bilbo Purge" of 1930 during which time Governor Theodore G. Bilbo, along with the boards of trustees of the schools, made several sweeping staff and administration changes at Mississippi's institutions of higher learning. Chadwick was retained as "Professor unassigned, outside of athletics, at the same salary."[15]

Late life and death

After leaving athletics, Chadiwck work in Lamar Life Insurance company. He was killed on June 5, 1934, in an automobile accident near Raymond, Mississippi.[16]

Honor and awards

Chadwick was inducted into the Mississippi State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[17] Chadwick Lake, located on the Mississippi State campus near the Bryan Athletic Administration Building, is named in his honor.[18][19]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Maryville Scots (Independent) (1905)
1905 Maryville 4–5
Maryville: 4–5
Albion (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906–1907)
1906 Albion 3–4–1
1907 Albion 2–4
Albion: 5–8–1
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1913)
1909 Mississippi A&M 5–40–3
1910 Mississippi A&M 7–25–2
1911 Mississippi A&M 7–2–14–2–1W Bacardi
1912 Mississippi A&M 4–33–2
1913 Mississippi A&M 6–1–15–1–1
Mississippi A&M: 29–12–217–10–2
Total:38–25–3

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1911)
1910–11 Mississippi A&M 2–4
Mississippi A&M: 2–4
Total:2–4

Baseball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1918)
1910 Mississippi A&M 16–112–5
1911 Mississippi A&M 16–710–61st
1912 Mississippi A&M 14–8–17–7
1913 Mississippi A&M 16–10–28–6–1
1914 Mississippi A&M 11–9–25–6–1
1915 Mississippi A&M 12–9–28–6–2
1916 Mississippi A&M 11–76–6
1917 Mississippi A&M 14–3–29–1–2
1918 Mississippi A&M 10–84–71st
Mississippi A&M: 120–72–957–50–6
Total:120–72–9

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. The M book of athletics, Mississippi A. and M. college, Volume 2
  2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25122-22938-19?cc=1968530&wc=M9W1-7P4:n1673830875 : accessed January 7, 2014), Mississippi > Oktibbeha County; A-Z; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d)
  3. University of Michigan Official Publication, Volume 40
  4. Wilson, Samuel Tyndale (1916). A Century of Maryville College, 1819-1919: Story of Altruism. Maryville College. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. "New Coach for Albion". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. August 11, 1906. p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Gossip Of The Gridiron From All State Colleges". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. September 29, 1907. p. 23. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "English And Athletics". The Idaho Daily Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 21, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. DeLassus, David. "W. D. Chadwick Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  9. Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  10. W. D. Chadwick and the Bulldogs vs. the "Tigres" (1912)
  11. "The Complete History of the Bacardi Bowl". Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
  12. Mississippi State Football History: 1895-1916
  13. "Mississippi State University 2013 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  14. "Mississippi State University 2012-2013 Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  15. Making Haste Slowly: The Troubled History of Higher Education in Mississippi
  16. "Former State Mentor Is Killed Near Here Tuesday". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. June 6, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. Mississippi State Baseball Honors and History
  18. Chadwick Lake
  19. Chadwick Lake location
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